Mustaine subsequently revealed that the album would be titled Th1rt3en and would feature previously released tracks such as "Sudden Death" and "Never Dead". Johnny K was chosen to produce the record because Andy Sneap, the producer of Megadeth's previous two albums, was unavailable due to schedule conflicts. Mustaine confirmed that Megadeth would record at the band's own Vic's Garage studio in California. In a later interview, frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine stated that the album would contain a mix of songs he had written earlier in his career and new compositions written for the album. In July 2010, while being asked about the success of Megadeth's release Endgame (2009), drummer Shawn Drover revealed that the band had begun discussing a follow-up album and said that there were a "couple of ideas" the band was starting to work on. All three songs received Grammy Award nominations, in the "Best Metal Performance" or " Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" categories. "Sudden Death" was released as a single prior to the announcement of Th1rt3en to promote Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, but was later included on the album. This was followed by "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" about a month later. The lead single from Th1rt3en was the Al Capone-inspired " Public Enemy No. Additionally, several of the songs on the album were intended to appear on video game soundtracks, notably " Sudden Death", which appeared as a playable song in the 2010 video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. In addition to new material was written for the album, the band decided to rework and release several older songs, some of which had previously seen release as demos or bonus tracks. The album followed the successful Endgame, released two years previously, and was recorded in late spring 2011. The album has received positive reviews from critics. It has sold about 120,000 copies in the United States as of December 2012. The album broke into the top 20 in several other markets as well. Th1rt3en debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week. It is the first Megadeth studio album since The World Needs a Hero (2001) to feature bassist and founding member David Ellefson, who returned to the band in 2010. It was first released in Japan on October 27, 2011, and worldwide on November 1, 2011. Thirteen (stylized as Th1rt3en) is the thirteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth.
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